2025/26 · New Zealand
Super Smash 2025–26 schedule and results
The Super Smash 2025–26 archive contains all 64 final men's and women's match records from 26 December to 31 January. Northern Brave Men and Wellington Blaze won the two competitions at Hagley Oval after separate 30-match league stages and Eliminator rounds.
64 of 64 final records
Super Smash 2025–26 results at a glance
The men's and women's competitions each contained 30 league matches, an Eliminator and a Final. Six regional associations fielded one side in each competition, and most rounds paired the two matches at the same ground.
Northern Brave Men lost only once in the league stage and then chased Canterbury's 171/5 in the Final. Wellington Blaze topped the women's table and reached 149/5 with one ball remaining to beat Auckland Hearts in the second title match.
Complete match calendar
Super Smash schedule
All 30 league matches and two finals matches in each of the men's and women's competitions. Men's times are local; women's archived score records retain TBC where the source did not expose a start time. Schedule updated 2026-08-09.

Northern Brave Men

Auckland Aces
No result due to rainAuckland Aces 201/8 (20)

Central Stags

Wellington Firebirds
Central Stags won by 46 runsCentral Stags 188/7 (20) · Wellington Firebirds 142 (17.5)

Otago Volts

Canterbury Kings
Canterbury Kings won by 28 runsOtago Volts 160 (20) · Canterbury Kings 188/5 (20)

Wellington Firebirds

Auckland Aces
Auckland Aces won by 5 wicketsWellington Firebirds 187/7 (20) · Auckland Aces 189/5 (19.2)

Otago Volts

Central Stags
Otago Volts won by 41 runsOtago Volts 193/7 (20) · Central Stags 152/8 (20)

Northern Brave Men

Wellington Firebirds
Wellington Firebirds won by 13 runsNorthern Brave Men 181 (19.4) · Wellington Firebirds 194/3 (20)

Canterbury Kings

Central Stags
Canterbury Kings won by 36 runsCanterbury Kings 194/7 (20) · Central Stags 158/8 (20)

Auckland Aces

Wellington Firebirds
Match abandoned due to rain (with toss)

Central Stags

Canterbury Kings
Canterbury Kings won by 9 wicketsCentral Stags 139/6 (20) · Canterbury Kings 145/1 (12.4)

Northern Brave Men

Otago Volts
Match tiedNorthern Brave Men 166/6 (20) · Otago Volts 166/6 (20)

Auckland Aces

Otago Volts
Auckland Aces won by 88 runsAuckland Aces 200/6 (20) · Otago Volts 112 (15.1)

Wellington Firebirds

Central Stags
Central Stags won by 2 runsWellington Firebirds 195/7 (20) · Central Stags 197/3 (20)

Northern Brave Men

Canterbury Kings
Northern Brave Men won by 87 runsNorthern Brave Men 240/4 (20) · Canterbury Kings 153/9 (20)

Wellington Firebirds

Otago Volts
Otago Volts won by 6 wicketsWellington Firebirds 150/7 (20) · Otago Volts 152/4 (19.1)

Canterbury Kings

Auckland Aces
Canterbury Kings won by 17 runsCanterbury Kings 216/6 (20) · Auckland Aces 199/4 (20)

Wellington Firebirds

Northern Brave Men
Northern Brave Men won by 6 wicketsWellington Firebirds 185/7 (20) · Northern Brave Men 189/4 (16.2)

Otago Volts

Auckland Aces
Auckland Aces won by 5 wicketsOtago Volts 159 (20) · Auckland Aces 161/5 (18.4)

Central Stags

Northern Brave Men
Northern Brave Men won by 6 wickets (15-over chase, DLS target 120)Central Stags 146/5 (20) · Northern Brave Men 120/4 (13.5)

Auckland Aces

Canterbury Kings
Auckland Aces won by 9 wicketsAuckland Aces 136/1 (10.1) · Canterbury Kings 132 (20)

Otago Volts

Wellington Firebirds
Otago Volts won by 5 wicketsOtago Volts 136/5 (15.4) · Wellington Firebirds 132/7 (16)

Central Stags

Auckland Aces
Central Stags won by 10 runsCentral Stags 142/7 (20) · Auckland Aces 132/8 (20)

Otago Volts

Northern Brave Men
Northern Brave Men won by 31 runsOtago Volts 200/8 (20) · Northern Brave Men 231/3 (20)

Wellington Firebirds

Canterbury Kings
Wellington Firebirds won by 88 runsWellington Firebirds 193/6 (20) · Canterbury Kings 105 (16.2)

Northern Brave Men

Central Stags
Match abandoned without a ball bowled

Canterbury Kings

Otago Volts
Match abandoned due to rain (without toss)

Auckland Aces

Northern Brave Men
Northern Brave Men won by 107 runsAuckland Aces 110 (14.3) · Northern Brave Men 217/8 (20)

Canterbury Kings

Wellington Firebirds
Wellington Firebirds won by 13 runs (DLS)Canterbury Kings 136/8 (16) · Wellington Firebirds 178/5 (20)

Central Stags

Otago Volts
Central Stags won by 6 wicketsCentral Stags 134/4 (19.3) · Otago Volts 133 (18)

Canterbury Kings

Northern Brave Men
No result due to rainNorthern Brave Men 124/4 (14.2)

Auckland Aces

Central Stags
Auckland Aces won by 9 runs (DLS)Auckland Aces 219/5 (19) · Central Stags 210/4 (19)

Auckland Aces

Canterbury Kings
Canterbury Kings won by 9 wicketsAuckland Aces 106 (18.4) · Canterbury Kings 108/1 (10.3)

Northern Brave Men

Canterbury Kings
Northern Brave Men won by 5 wicketsNorthern Brave Men 173/5 (17.5) · Canterbury Kings 171/5 (20)

Auckland Hearts

Northern Brave Women
No resultAuckland Hearts 8/1 (2.2/17 ov)

Wellington Blaze

Central Hinds
Wellington Blaze won by 18 runsWellington Blaze 136/5 · Central Hinds 118 (19.5)

Canterbury Magicians

Otago Sparks
Otago Sparks won by 6 wicketsCanterbury Magicians 145/6 · Otago Sparks 146/4 (14.5)

Wellington Blaze

Auckland Hearts
Wellington Blaze won by 49 runsWellington Blaze 184/2 · Auckland Hearts 135 (19.5)

Central Hinds

Otago Sparks
Otago Sparks won by 7 wicketsCentral Hinds 116/8 · Otago Sparks 117/3 (14.2)

Wellington Blaze

Northern Brave Women
Wellington Blaze won by 61 runsWellington Blaze 154/5 · Northern Brave Women 93/9 (20)

Canterbury Magicians

Central Hinds
Central Hinds won by 7 wickets (DLS)Canterbury Magicians 69/6 (5) · Central Hinds 72/3 (4.2)

Wellington Blaze

Auckland Hearts
Auckland Hearts won by 5 wicketsWellington Blaze 112/7 · Auckland Hearts 115/5 (18.5)

Central Hinds

Canterbury Magicians
Central Hinds won by 7 runsCentral Hinds 191/5 · Canterbury Magicians 184/8 (20)

Northern Brave Women

Otago Sparks
Northern Brave Women won by 24 runsNorthern Brave Women 138 · Otago Sparks 114 (18.5)

Auckland Hearts

Otago Sparks
Auckland Hearts won by 1 runAuckland Hearts 123/6 · Otago Sparks 122/8 (20)

Central Hinds

Wellington Blaze
Central Hinds won by 5 runsCentral Hinds 154/6 · Wellington Blaze 149/5 (20)

Northern Brave Women

Canterbury Magicians
Northern Brave Women won by 105 runsNorthern Brave Women 171/7 · Canterbury Magicians 66 (14.5)

Otago Sparks

Wellington Blaze
Wellington Blaze won by 6 wicketsOtago Sparks 143/7 · Wellington Blaze 147/4 (19.2)

Auckland Hearts

Canterbury Magicians
Auckland Hearts won by 80 runsAuckland Hearts 171/6 · Canterbury Magicians 91 (19.4)

Wellington Blaze

Northern Brave Women
Wellington Blaze won by 3 runsWellington Blaze 165/6 · Northern Brave Women 162/8 (20)

Auckland Hearts

Otago Sparks
Otago Sparks won by 4 wicketsAuckland Hearts 168/5 · Otago Sparks 169/6 (18.2)

Northern Brave Women

Central Hinds
Central Hinds won by 3 wicketsNorthern Brave Women 82 · Central Hinds 83/7 (18.2)

Canterbury Magicians

Auckland Hearts
Auckland Hearts won by 7 wicketsCanterbury Magicians 93 (18) · Auckland Hearts 94/3 (15.4)

Wellington Blaze

Otago Sparks
No resultWellington Blaze 143/7 · Otago Sparks 25/0 (4)

Central Hinds

Auckland Hearts
Central Hinds won by 29 runsCentral Hinds 136/4 · Auckland Hearts 107 (19.3)

Otago Sparks

Northern Brave Women
Northern Brave Women won by 5 wicketsOtago Sparks 161/6 · Northern Brave Women 162/5 (19.3)

Wellington Blaze

Canterbury Magicians
Wellington Blaze won by 30 runsWellington Blaze 127 · Canterbury Magicians 97 (18)

Northern Brave Women

Central Hinds
Match abandoned without a ball bowled

Otago Sparks

Canterbury Magicians
Canterbury Magicians won by 9 wicketsOtago Sparks 141/7 · Canterbury Magicians 145/1 (17.5)

Auckland Hearts

Northern Brave Women
Northern Brave Women won by 1 wicketAuckland Hearts 103/4 (18) · Northern Brave Women 104/9 (17.4)

Wellington Blaze

Canterbury Magicians
Wellington Blaze won by 6 runsWellington Blaze 130/9 · Canterbury Magicians 124/7 (20)

Central Hinds

Otago Sparks
Otago Sparks won by 2 wicketsCentral Hinds 123/5 · Otago Sparks 126/8 (19.3)

Northern Brave Women

Canterbury Magicians
Northern Brave Women won by 48 runsNorthern Brave Women 151/7 (18) · Canterbury Magicians 103/8 (18)

Central Hinds

Auckland Hearts
Auckland Hearts won by 8 wickets (DLS)Central Hinds 125/4 (20) · Auckland Hearts 123/2 (13.5)

Northern Brave Women

Auckland Hearts
Auckland Hearts won by 8 wicketsNorthern Brave Women 138 · Auckland Hearts 139/2 (19.4)

Auckland Hearts

Wellington Blaze
Wellington Blaze won by 5 wicketsAuckland Hearts 146/5 · Wellington Blaze 149/5 (19.5)
Two independent competitions
How was the Super Smash schedule divided?
The six men's teams played a double round robin of ten matches each, producing 30 league fixtures. The six women's teams followed the same structure in a separate 30-match table.
First place advanced directly to the relevant Final, while second and third met in an Eliminator. Men's and women's results, points and qualification routes are never combined even when both games formed one venue double-header.
| Competition | League matches | Eliminator | Final | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Smash Men | 30 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| Super Smash Women | 30 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
30–31 January at Hagley Oval
What happened in the four Super Smash finals matches?
Canterbury Kings dismissed Auckland Aces for 106 and reached 108/1 in 10.3 overs to win the men's Eliminator by nine wickets. Auckland Hearts chased Northern Brave Women's 138 with two balls remaining for an eight-wicket win in the women's Eliminator.
In the men's Final, Northern Brave chased Canterbury's 171/5 and reached 173/5 in 17.5 overs. Wellington Blaze then replied to Auckland Hearts' 146/5 with 149/5 in 19.5 overs, completing a five-wicket victory and their tenth women's Super Smash title.
| Stage | Winner | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Eliminator | Canterbury Kings | Auckland Aces | 9 wickets |
| Women's Eliminator | Auckland Hearts | Northern Brave Women | 8 wickets |
| Men's Final | Northern Brave Men | Canterbury Kings | 5 wickets |
| Women's Final | Wellington Blaze | Auckland Hearts | 5 wickets |
Eight no-results and one tie
Which Super Smash results need weather or tie context?
Five men's league matches and three women's league matches ended as no-results or abandonments. Some had partial innings, while others ended without a ball bowled; the archive keeps those distinct score states instead of inserting zeros.
Northern Brave Men and Otago Volts both made 166/6 on 4 January in the season's only tie. It was a completed tied match, not one of the eight no-results, and the separate final points table preserves that distinction.
Ten grounds across New Zealand
Where were the 64 Super Smash matches played?
Hagley Oval hosted 14 matches, including both Eliminators and both Finals. The Basin Reserve and Eden Park Outer Oval each staged ten, while Seddon Park, University Oval and McLean Park hosted six apiece.
Molyneux Park and Bay Oval each held four matches, and Fitzherbert Park and Saxton Oval each hosted one men's and one women's fixture. Venue totals count the paired competitions separately rather than treating a double-header as one match.
| Ground | City | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Hagley Oval | Christchurch | 14 |
| Basin Reserve | Wellington | 10 |
| Eden Park Outer Oval | Auckland | 10 |
| Seddon Park | Hamilton | 6 |
| University Oval | Dunedin | 6 |
| McLean Park | Napier | 6 |
| Molyneux Park | Alexandra | 4 |
| Bay Oval | Mount Maunganui | 4 |
| Fitzherbert Park | Palmerston North | 2 |
| Saxton Oval | Nelson | 2 |
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Sources and update date
Prepared by StumpScope Cricket Desk. Season information updated 17 August 2026.